Miter-joint for eaves-troughs.



No. 702,I56. Patented lune I0, |902.

v T. RYE.

MITER JOINT FOB EAVES TBOUGHS.

' (Application med Feb, 25, 1902.) (Ilo Model.)

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.Wiesses a%- @MM UNITED STATES THOR RYE, OF MINNEOTA, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF TO CROWE, OF MINNEOTA, MINNESOTA. l'

mmm OFFICE;

MlTER-JOINT FOR EAVES-TRUGHS.l

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 702,156, dated `June' 10, 1902. `Application led February 25, 1902. Serial No. 95.554. (No model.)

T0 a/ZZ whom it may concern? Be it known that I, THOR RYE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneota, in the county of Lyon and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new Yand useful Improvements in Miter-Joints for EaVes-Troughs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled inthe art to 1 which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to' provide an improved miter-joint or elbow-coupling for eaves-troughs; and to this end it consists of the novel devices and'combinations ot' devices hereinafter described, and defined in the claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Figure lis a plan view of the trough-section of the joint before the same has been bent. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the said jointsection after it hasbeen bent. Fig. Sis a side elevation of the joint-section bent as shown in'Fig. 2. Figs: Atand 5"are'plan views of the complete joint.` lFigQG is a plan view of the elbow-section of the joint, and Fig.I 7 is a side elevation of the said elbow-section looking at the same in the direction indicated by the arrow marked in connection withl Fig. 6.

The trough-section of the'joint is formed from a straight trough-section 1, which at one edge is rolled to form a bead 2 and at its intermediate portion is cut transversely, so that it is severed completely through its body and partly ythrough the roll-bead 2. This section is then bent, as shown" in Fig. 2.

The elbow-section 4 of the trough is adapted to be stamped from a dat piece ofmetal and given the form best illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7.

The sections of the joint are adapted to be vput together in several different ways. The

high inner portion 5 of thesaid elbow-section joins with the cut portion of the bead 2 of the trough-section. If thetrou gh is to be inclined so that the water will run over the joint in the directionindicated by the arrowl marked in Fig. 4, thenthe upper end of the elbowsection is placed under the adjacent end of the trough-section l, while the lower end thereof is placed over the adjacent end of the said trough-section 1,V as indicatedin Fig. 4.

`If the water is to run in the other" direction, then just the reverse arrangement of the said parts might be provided. However, both ends of the said elbow-section 4 may be placed under the adjacent ends of the trough-section l, as indicated in Fig: 5..' If theparts are to be soldered together, the arrangement illustrated in Fig. 5 will answer thepurpose; but Aif the parts are not to be soldered they must be overlapped, as shown in Fig..4.

The construction above described is simple efficient, and of small cost. Furthermore, it maybezvery quickly put together. The jointsections l may be kept in stock in the form indicatedin Fig. l and may be bent only when they are to be applied to the joint. l

To assist in securing the sections of the joint together, the elbow-section 4 may be provided at the ends of its outer anges with lips 6, which are adaptedto be bent down over the adjacent edges of the trough-section.

It will of course be understood that thejoint above described is capable of some'rnodication within the scope fof my invention as herein set forth and claimed.

What-1 claimandfdeiret secureby Letters Patentof the United States, is as follows:

1. An eaves-jointinvolving an-elboW-section, and cooperating trough-sections which trough-sections extend atl an angle yto each other,l are directly united at one edge, and are adapted to overlapwith the endsrof said elbow, substantially'as'described.-

2. An eaves-joint comprising the elbow-secf tion Il with raised. inner portion 5, and the trough-section 1 'having the rolled bead 2 and cut transversely at 3 and bent at right angles,

substantially as described.

3.1 An eaves-joint comprising the elbow-seowhich sections are 'adapted to be put together, 

